Woman once held captive in box found slain

A manhunt is on after authorities say woman once held captive in a wooden box and her 17-year-old son were found murdered. Clinton police were dispatched to a house located in the 700 block of East Franklin Street at 4:21 a.m. Police said they found Sandra Kay Sutton, 46, and her son, Zachary Wade Sutton, 17, dead from gunshot wounds. Investigators said they had been staying at the home with Sandra Sutton’s family. The victims were discovered when family members arrived home from work.
The suspect is 47-year-old James Barton Horn Jr. He is the former boyfriend of Sandra Sutton and has been charged with kidnapping, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon for keeping her in a wooden box for approximately four months earlier this year in Sedalia…read more